Laboratory Capabilities

Our state-of-the-art corporate research and manufacturing facilities are a hub of innovation and superior quality production. High standards of quality are evidenced by facility design, detailed operational procedures, production optimization, packaging and labelling control, and post-sale customer care commitment.

  • Our experience with raw material sourcing, toll blending and packaging ensures your products reach your customers as efficiently as possible without compromising product quality

  • We offer in-house packaging services

  • Our quality controls include raw materials, finished product and package testing, as well as labels that meet regulatory requirements

  • With an established global supply chain network, Alexander Chemical is positioned to advise you and secure the best pricing to reduce operational costs

Laboratory Services

We maintain a highly controlled and regulated environment to produce our products with exceptional precision and consistency.

This allows us to minimize the risk of errors, contamination, and other variables that may affect the accuracy and consistency of our products, ultimately ensuring the utmost reliability and quality.

    • ICP-OES - PC controlled Vertical Dual View Inductively Coupled Plasma -Optical Emission Spectrometer

    • Three auto titrators – redox, acid/base, Karl Fischer (% water content)

    • Gas Chromatograph with Mass Spectrometer Detector (GC-MS)

    • Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID)

    • UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

    • Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR)

    • Calorimeter with 1 L capacity

    • Muffle furnace

    • High Performance Liquid Chromatograph with Refractive Index Detector (HPLC-RID)

    • Liquid Chromatograph with a DAD UV Detector

    • Q700 Sonicator

    • Viscometer

    • Density meter

    • Refractometer

    • Centrifuges for 1 – 300 mL samples

    • NMR

    • HPLC-MS

    • Powder XRD

    • Elemental analysis

    • Glassware and heating stir plates to run test reactions up to 1 L scale

    • 10 L Buchi glass reactor vessel with attached filtration unit

    • 2-20L & 2-40L rotary evaporators for large scale distillation

    • Three rotary evaporators

    • Automated LC with normal and reverse-phase capabilities for purification of up to 50 g of crude material

    • Spray dryer with maximum 15 grams/hour throughput capacity

    • Nanofiltration unit

    • Containment Level 2 License from the Public Health Agency of Canada

    • 3 shaking incubators

    • 2 standing incubators

    • Benchtop autoclave

    • Biosafety Cabinet for aseptic work

    • Bunsen Burner

    • USP 61 Testing – Microbial Enumeration Tests

    • USP 62 Testing – Tests for Specified Microorganisms

      • Salmonella

      • Faecal Coliforms

      • E. Coli

      • P. Aeruginosa

      • S. aureus